The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-01

enJoyeu rue tne next uay 10 Williams
town Springs. 80 The interior of the
Christian church is nearly completed The
church will be open for service next Sun
day. 80 Rev. S. A. Parker preached in
Mechanics hall Sunday afternoon. -
I. 5. Grant Post G.. A. r, attended the
Baptist church in body Sunday morning.
~. ID. Wheeler sold two tons, or
100000, Thorn's tub and box fasteners while
West recently. - II. II. Howard has
painted his house on Weston street in a va
riety of colors. 80 John Houston of
Royalton is working for Colonel Mead.
- Charles Blay has moved to town
from Bethel. 80 Mrs. Abbie Mcintyre WIS.,
tied In Bethel last week. - Mrs. Albert
Gay has returned to Gaysville. - w.
w. Bean has sold several fine carriages in
Tunbridge recently. - Royal Dubois
has improved his buildings with a coat of
paint. - Mrs. William II. Dubois still
remains very i'll.
StrafIord.
SENATOR MORRILL, and family arrived in
town last Wednesday. - Last week L.
l.. Udall, our new merchant, removed his
family from Granville to this place and
Rev. George Haynes, pastor of the Advent
church, brought his wife and children here
from their former home in Maine.
Union memorial services were held in the
Congregational church Sunday afternoon.
An excellent discourse was preached by
Rev. III. Cummings. The other parts of the
services were performed by Revs. George
Haines and o. Beckwth - Mansel
Nelson has sold to Charles j. Sleeper the
Wallace Fuller farm. situated in the Robin
son neighborhood. - Frank II. Walker,
executor, has paid to the Congregational
society the sum of $500, bequeathed by Dea-
con William Patterson. - The Congre-
gational Sunday school is about to make an
important addition to its library - Mrs.
William Paul of West Fairlee has milln-
cry store and shop at II. G. Hatch's which is
open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
of each week.
West Topsham.
A MISREPRESENTATION son of Austin Hunt
ington of Barre while on visit here at his
uncle's was taken sick with diphtheria and
has been dangerously ill, but is now conva-
lescent. Every precaution has been taken
to keepit from spreading. - G. F. Smith
and wife have gone to Boston with five
year-old son for treatment for spinal disease.
- Mrs. George Church is sick with
pneumonia. - The Westinghouse So
ciety voted to raise $50 to repair the church
building. - Miss Flora Peake of Orange
is visiting friends here. - Evans Bond
lost his only cow few days since. &c.
M. Tubbs went to Boston few days ago
and brought back a carload of horses, which
he and his partner, Mr. Smith, are disposing
of very cheap.
Tunbridge.
WoMAN's CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION
meeting at the reading-room Friday at two
P. NJ. The Y's meet at Mrs. Sarah Kibbys
Saturday at two p. NJ. - Rev Mr.. Hub
bard preached an excellent sermon at the
union memorial service held in the Congre-
gatonal church Sunday. 1t was not only
scholarly production but it was full of feel
ing and of eloquent thoughts. The Grand
Army Post and Woman's Relief Corps were
present. - A Young Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union was organized at
Mrs. Sarah Kibbys the 21st The officers
are: President, Sarah j. Adams; vice-presi-
dent, Lettie Woodland; treasurer, Clara
Gilman; secretary, Mary S. Adams. Miss
S. Ada Hall of Chelsea was present and
gave the young ladies good address. -
Too much rain, our farmers say. - Mrs.
j. A. Reynolds returned from week $
visit to friends in Windsor county Satur-
day. - Mrs. Silas Jones is better. -
j. W. Bright of South Royalton sang in the
choir at the memorial service. - Mrs. j.
E. Gay and Ola are stopping here. They
go to Cavendish soon. - f. E. Hiland of
Bradford, author of " Broken Fetters - is
here and will take part in its presentation
Friday and Saturday evenings. - Mrs.
Kate Kenison returned Saturday with a
new stock of goods.
West Fairlee.
DECORATION DAY was duly observed here.
Our distinguished ex-townsman, General
tied address in the church. which was beau
tifully decorated and filled to overlooking.
The K. b. Frost Post, G. A. R., from Post
Mills village participated in the exercises.
The Post Mills band deserves special men,
ton. They have a neat, new uniform, and
their playing was very fine. The graves in
the cemetery were decorated by school chill
dren before going to the church. The
church choir gave some vocal selections
during the exercises which were also very
fine and well executed.
Williamstown.
A LAWYER in another county is said to
have taken look at our place last week
with reference to locating here possibly.
Such is the soil here that the tendency in
the past has been to start lawyers
in the direction of the underside of
of it. With the coming wave of pros
perity about to break over us, we hope)
they may succeed in keeping it beneath
their feet. - The railroad surveyors
were in Barre through last week, having
worked chiefly since they began to find the
very best route from a point mile and a
half, perhaps north of the Barre depot to
South Barre village. They are expected
here this week. The aim is said to be the
best grade and the fewest and least curves
from Montpelier to South Royalton. The
we are told there will be no trouble about
the remainder of it. - 1t may be of value
to know that the body recently brought here
! from Texas for burial was not brought in a
metallic coffin after all, though it was
buried there in August, 1885. When week
before last it was taken from a cemetery
there the coffin was put in cypress box
and pounded charcoal put all about it. The
result could not have been more satisfac-
tory. The expense, too, of such an arrange
ment is much less than that of a metallic
case. - The highway tax of thirty cents
on dollar has been placed in the hands of
our town treasurer, George Beckett, to
whom it can be paid within ninety days
from May %, 1887, and discount of four
per cent be obtained. - 1t is said that
j. X Lynde has been offered an advance of
two hundred per cent upon the cost of a fine
colt bought last year. Perhaps another
two hundred per cent would take him.
- One of our road commissioners tells
us he thinks the roads are quite good deal
better than when repairs were begun last
year. - Arthur Ralph's family is stay
ing at the Hubbard House. He is again on
the road for c. II. Cross & Son of Montpe-
lier. - Mrs. Mahlon f. Davis (nee, Miss
Jane l.. Smith, came, with her youngest
daughter, from Philadelphia, Pa, last
week for a short visit in this her native
place. She will soon go to Michigan, with
| the expectation of residing for the present
| in Ann Arbor. Three daughters are all that
remain to her of her own family.
! Ophir s. Martin has recently sold two good
horses to Jesse Smith of Providence, r. l.
- Mrs. Lewis Flint continues very
feeble, but her physician confidently hopes
! for her recovery. 60 Auna q, Downs has